Ma'rib weather in May

In May, Ma'rib sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ma'rib's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ma'rib's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:33 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
27%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Ma'rib is City in Marib Governorate, Yemen.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ma'rib reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13522
23622
33622
43622
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How May really feels in Ma'rib

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ma'rib weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°10.211.29.0
Feb29° / 15°20.511.57.6
Mar32° / 18°91.911.95.2
Apr34° / 20°91.912.33.7
May37° / 23°30.712.72.3
Jun38° / 24°40.212.91.2
Jul39° / 25°20.612.80.7
Aug39° / 25°51.112.51.0
Sep36° / 22°00.212.12.5
Oct32° / 18°20.411.65.7
Nov28° / 15°00.211.38.2
Dec26° / 12°0011.19.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38416
48317
58317
68416
78416
88515
98515
108614
118614
128614
138614
148614
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298515
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318515

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ma'rib gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
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162
172
182
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312

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192620
292620
392620
494510
594510
695410
795410
895410
995410
1096310
1196310
1296310
1396310
1496310
1596310
1696310
1796310
1896310
1996310
2096310
2196310
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2496310
2595311
2695311
2795311
2895311
2996301
3095401
3196301

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:396:12
212.65:396:13
312.65:386:13
412.65:386:13
512.65:386:13
612.65:376:14
712.65:376:14
812.65:366:14
912.65:366:14
1012.75:356:15
1112.75:356:15
1212.75:356:15
1312.75:346:16
1412.75:346:16
1512.75:346:16
1612.75:336:16
1712.75:336:17
1812.75:336:17
1912.75:336:17
2012.85:326:18
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.39 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
167.5Intense
177.4Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ma'rib

In seasonPeak

In May, Ma'rib sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ma'rib sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ma'rib?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ma'rib.

What to pack for Ma'rib in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Ma'rib sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ma'rib in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ma'rib peaks around April 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 14UV 14Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ma'rib in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ma'rib is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 23 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1653 µg/m³Nov 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr43Poor
May39Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ma'rib?

Ma'rib sits at 15.5°N, 45.3°E, 1,095 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Al Ḩazm, 98 km away.

Al ḨazmSaḩarSayyānSanaaDhamār‘AmrānYarīmAl Bayda

Topography around Ma'rib

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ma'rib.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ma'rib has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 1,095 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 681 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,366 m.

The land around Ma'rib is covered by bare terrain (63%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
681 m
80 km
2,366 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Ḩazm 98 km · Saḩar 110 km · Sayyān 112 km · Sanaa 121 km · Dhamār 142 km · ‘Amrān 150 km · Yarīm 165 km · Al Bayda 166 km

Yemen travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / D / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 7% of US
price level, 2013
GDP per capita
$634
2018
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ma'rib (15.4625°, 45.3258°, elevation 1,095 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).